Shin Seong-il
Born
May 8, 1937
Died
November 4, 2018 (81 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Daegu, Korea
Shin Seong-il was a Korean actor (1937-2018). Born in occupied Korea, as Kang Shin-yeong, he attended Geonguk University, majoring in Korean Literature. He made his film debut in director Shin Sang-ok's Romance Papa in 1960 and appeared in more than 500 movies. He won several awards for best actor or best supporting actor for films such as Private Tutor (1963) and Moonlight Hunter (1987). In 1979, he became the chairman of the Korean Actors League and held the position for several consecutive terms. After a long career as an actor and having directed and even produced, Shin Sung-il retired from the film industry in favour of pursuing a career in politics. He was elected to the National Assembly.
Known For

A Year-End Medley
Yong-jin's Father
2021

Door to the Night
Jong-Sub
2013

Typhoon
President
2005

Festival
Hae Kwang
1996

My Old Sweetheart
1995

General's Son 3
1992

Beyond the Mountain
Jin-Gong
1991

Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?
Kim Eui-chang
1991

Who Saw The Dragon's Claws?
Kim Eui Chang
1991

Mayumi: Virgin Terrorist
Investigator Lee
1990

Watercolors in Rain
Yang-boo
1990

Korean Connection
1990

America, America
1988

Gam-dong
1988

A Forest Where a Woman Breathes
1988

Holy Night
1988

A Woman on the Verge
1987

Ring of Hell
1987

Lethe's Love Song
1987

Moonlight Hunter
1987
Dancing daughter
1986

Gilsodom
Kim Dong-jin
1986

Woman Requiem
1985

The Oldest Son
Lee Tae-yeong
1985

A White Feathered Gull
1983

The Chrysanthemum and the Clown
1982

Free Woman
1982

Temptation
1982

Come Down to a Lower Place
Ahn Shin-sam
1982

The Whereabouts of Eve
1982

Ban Geum-ryeon
1981

A Man Who Died Daily
1981

The Rose That Swallowed Thorn
1979

Under an Umbrella
1979

땅콩껍질 속의 연가
1979

Love's Condition
1979

Heavenly Homecoming of Stars Part II
1978

Miss Yang's Adventure
1978
Hedgehog of the Third Dock
살모사(정호)
1977

Winter Woman
Heo Min
1977

Japanese Invasion in the Year of Imjin and Gye Wol-hyang
1977

Night Journey
Park Dae-ri
1977

우리에게 내일은 있다
1976

Blood Relations
1976

Ascetic
1976

Yes, Goodbye for Today
1976

My Hometown
Min Jun-tae
1976

You Become a Star, Too
Sang-gyu
1975

Bird of Paradise
1975

Wildflowers on the Battleground
1974

Farewell 2
1974

A Seagull's Dream
1974

Heavenly Homecoming to Stars
Moon-ho
1974
Lost Love
1973

Farewell
1973

The Big Chase
1973

Five Hostesses for the Resistance
Un-il
1973

Tto Sun Yi, a college girl
Shin Yong
1973

The Three-Day Reign
1973

Gate of Woman
Hyo-jin
1972

One Who Comes Back and the Other Who Has To Leave
Min-su
1972

A Second Mother
Dong-o
1972

The Midnight Sun
박
1971

Two Sons
1971
Is Your Husband Like This Too?
1971

The Story of Chunhyang
1971

내일의 팔도강산 3편
1971

Mi-ae
1970

Rebirth
1969

The Eunuch 2
1969

A Barren Woman
1969

Temporary Government in Shanghai
Shin il
1969

Until That Day
1969

Confess of Woman
1969

Empty Heart
1969

Starting Point
1969

Woman
1968

Correspondent in Tokyo
1968

The Eunuch
Jung-ho
1968

A Day Off
Heo-wook
1968
Herb of Desire
1968

The Wings of Lee Sang
1968

Vega
남편
1968

Living in the Sky
1968

Chulsaegado
1968

The General's Mustache
Kim Chul-hoon
1968

A Young Zelkova
Hyungyu
1968

Desire
1968
Legends
1968

Femme Fatale, Jang Hee Bin
King Sukjong
1968

United Front
1967
Deep in My Heart
Lee Sang-hyun
1967

Sound of Magpies
1967

Mist
Yun Gi-jun
1967
Why a Cuckoo Cries
1967

Stroller
1967

The Starting Point
1967

The White Crow
1967
A Misty Grassland
1967

The Three Hen-pecked Generations
1967

A Full Danger
1967

Special Agent X-7
1966

Late Autumn
1966

Gunsmoke
Jin-woo
1966

I Am a King
Choi Yeong-cheol
1966

A Coral Door
1966

Dangerous Youth
1966

A Student Boarder
Park In-seok / Kang Min-gu
1966

Green Rain
Cheol
1966

A Hero without a Serial Number
1966

Yeraishang
1966

Horse-year Bride
Kim Geun-ho
1966

The Woman Coming in Fall
1965

Wind, Please Tell Me
1965

An Empty Dream
The male patient
1965

The Field Glow with the Setting Sun
1965

The Heir
1965

The Great Sokgulam Cave Temple
1965

The Korean Instrument with 12 Strings
1964

The Lost Sun
Seo Sang-cheol
1964

My Mind Is Like a Lake
1964

The Continental Spy
Wang-seong
1964

The Beautiful Maid
Nam Jeong-hak
1964

The Result of the Ambition
1964

The Barefooted Young
Jo Doo-soo
1964

Betrayal
Seong-Hoon
1964

Kinship
Geo-buk
1963

The Classroom of Youth
Park Chan-sik
1963

For My Husband
Crown Prince Sado
1963

The Daughters of Kim's Pharmacy
Lee Tae-yoon
1963

Private Tutor
Jeon Yeong-gil
1963

Tyrant Yeonsan
Prince Jin-seong
1962

Prince Yeonsan
Prince Jin-seong
1961

Under the Sky in Seoul
Yeong-gil
1961

The Evergreen
Won-jae
1961

Madam White Snake
Seon Heo
1960

To the Last Day
Park Sang-sa
1960

Romance Papa
Barun
1960